20211102 - Planning Board Public Meeting Minutes

 Ridgewood Planning Board

Regular Public Meeting

November 2, 2021

The following minutes are a summary of the Planning Board meeting of November 2, 2021. Interested parties may request an audio recording of the meeting from the Board Secretary for a fee.

Call to Order & Statement of Compliance with the Open Public Meetings Act: Mr. Joel called the meeting to order at 7:48 p.m.

Roll Call – The following members were present: Mayor Knudsen, Councilwoman Reynolds, Richard Joel, Dianne O’Brien, Debbie Patire and Melanie Hooban. Also present were Stephen Wellinghorst, Esq., Board Attorney; Steven Gottlieb, Village Planner and Jane Wondergem, Board Secretary. Chief Van Goor, Frances Barto, Darlene Johnson, Igor Lyubarskiy and Sergio Alegre were absent.

Public Comments on Topics not Pending Before the Board – There were no comments at this time.

Committee/Commission/Professional Updates for Non Agenda Topics – There were no comments at this time.

Tasko Enterprises, LLC, 315 E. Glen Avenue, Block 3106, Lots 20.01 and 20.02 – Application for Amended Major Subdivision approval, related variances and proposed easement. (Continued from October 5, 2021 without further notice and without prejudice to the Board)

David Rutherford, Esq., was present and recapped the concerns shared by the Board at the previous meeting and briefly explained how they were addressed on the revised plans.

Tibor Latincsics, engineer and professional planner, was previously sworn and testified as to the plot plans, revised to 10.8.21 and marked as Exhibit A-20. Mr. Latincsics described the revisions, including the side entrance to the garage, the reduced front yard setback, and the fence locations.

Board members asked about the location of the fence and if it was located on the easement. Mr. Latincsics said it was, but could be relocated 10’ into the property.

Board members asked about the trees being replaced and how many canopy trees were being removed and replaced. After further discussion, Mr. Tasko agreed that he would plant 18 deciduous trees.

Mr. Gottlieb asked about the fence between Lot 20.01 and Lot 20.02 and its proximity to the pavement for sight distance, as well as the tree located at that corner. The applicant agreed to move the fence back 10’ and relocate the tree.

Mr. Gottlieb said the concerns from Ms. Bucci-Carter’s report were addressed.

There were no questions or comments from the public.

Rafael Corbalon, Esq. appearing on behalf of Denise Lima, 319 E. Glen Avenue, asked that a condition of any resolution be that an easement agreement be entered into that is satisfactory to Ms. Lima and to the Board attorney. Mr. Rutherford agreed that a new easement agreement needs to be done and will work with all parties to resolve that.

Board members asked if the easement agreement needs to be done prior to the adoption of the resolution. Mr. Wellinghorst said it didn’t need to be. The Board asked that the easement agreement be finalized within 45 days. Mr. Rutherford agreed.

Mr. Rutherford asked that if the application were approved, would the applicant be permitted to begin demolition of the house on Lot 20.01 prior to the adoption of the resolution. The Board agreed.

Mr. Rutherford made closing remarks.

The hearing was closed.

Following Board deliberation, Ms. Patire made a motion to approve with all conditions discussed, Ms. Hooban seconded and all eligible members voted yes to approve the application.

Tasko Enterprises, LLC, 315 E. Glen Avenue, Block 3106, Lots 20.01 and 20.02 – Adoption of Memorializing Resolution – The resolution will be adopted at the November 16, 2021 meeting.

Adoption of Minutes – The minutes from October 19, 2021, were adopted with a minor typo.

The meeting was adjourned at 8:47 p.m.

Respectfully submitted,

                                                                                      Jane Wondergem

                                                                                      Board Secretary

Date Approved:            November 16, 2021